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In 1948, Vasco De Gama sailed to eastern Africa and found many spices. When he went back to Portugal, the cargo was worth 60 times the cost of the voyage. This opened a trade route to India
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They built trading posts at Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
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By the end of Aurangseb's reign, the resources of the empire was almost drained
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In the 1700s, wealthy landowners bought land that was once worked, but the landowners found new agricultural ways.
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Robert Clive led East India Company on the Indian forces allied with Frech forces.
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This group first focused on indian concerns, but later moved onto self-government
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The sepoys had to bite off the ends of the cargo containing there new rifles, but it was rumored that the cargo had prok grease on them. This leads to Indians to rebel since there religion does not allow them to eat pork or beef.
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In 1858, Britain took direct command over India.
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This group was made to protect Muslim interests.
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10,000 hindues and muslims went to the city of Amritsar and prayed, fasted, and listened to political speeches.
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Allowed government to jail protestors without a trial.
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Gandhi lauched a campaign to resist with nonviolent ways.
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Ghandi blended ideas from all the major religions and used them to rebel against the British
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Gandhi organized a group and did things to show how much people hated the Salt Acts,
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It provided local self-government and limited elections, but not total independence.
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In August 1946, hour days of battles in Calcutta killed 5,000 and had 15,000 casualties.
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The British House of Commons passed an act that granted India and Pakistan power. They had 1 month to decide how to do everything.
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India got divided into Hindu and Muslim nations.
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A Hindu, who thought Gandhi was over protective, shot and killed him.